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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Making Decisions in Your Code with Conditional Statements Write an 'if' Statement

Posted by Ulyssa Sneed
Ulyssa Sneed
8,894 Points

whats wrong here??? How to promperly begin my conditional statement??!!

script.js 
const isAdmin = true;
const isStudent = false;
let message; 

if (isAdmin === true) {
  message === 'Welcome admin!';
}

1 Answer

Bert Witzel
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Bert Witzel
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Bert Witzel
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Bert Witzel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 27,917 Points

Hi Ulyssa, I'll just post my answer here:

const isAdmin = true;
const isStudent = false;
let message;

if (isAdmin) {
  message = "Welcome admin";
}

So in your answer above you used === for the message variable, which is not correct, it just needs an =. Also you can just pass the argument "isAdmin" . Also I think you included an "!" in "Welcome admin" and if you aren't absolutely precise in these quizzes they won't pass (kinda silly, but that's the way it is I guess).